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Twist in Judicial Process Noted in Court Case Here A king-size youth put a king-size twist in the judicial process Friday in a curious case in district court that saw the prosecution asking for leniency and the defense ask ing for a jail sentence. Judge Roy Bashaw, under standably, held off imposing a sentence until Monday morn ing. ' The defendant in the case is Donald Clifford Gustafson, a strapping - 20-year-old from Phoenix, Ariz., who stands somewhere between six and seven feet high and weighs a few dozen pounds more than 200. He was returned from Ari zona last week end by Chief Sheriffs Deputy Paul Bettiol -no half-pint himself-on a charge of grand larceny. The charge was in connection with property taken from the Rogue Valley Country club last month. Because of mitigating cir cumstances uncovered during the week, the charge against Gustafson was reduced to petty larceny-a misdemeanor -and in court Friday District Attorney Thomas Reeder ask ed the court, in view of Gus tafson's non-felonious record, to extend leniency. Recommend Sentence Reeder recommended a sen tence of one year's probation. Medford Attorney Alan Holmes, representing - Gustaf son, then stood up and asked the court to impose a jail sentence. Holmes said that the case had given him a number of surprises,' not the least of which was Gustafson's appar ently sincere desire to spend some time in jail. , Holmes explained that Gus tafson can write, but is unable to read. He said that the youth feels that the county jail is "the best place for him to learn to read" at the present time. Holmes said that the youth hopes 'o be madt a trusty if he is given a jail sentence. He said that Gustafson has a wife and child in Arizona and that Gustafson hopes for a three-month sentence, so he can get home by Christmas, but that he would prefer a six-month sentence to a year's probation. Lynx Shof, Killed Hear Valley Home Carol Meier, 82, of route 2, box 423C, Medford, shot and killed a 19-pound lynx near his house early this month. Meier, who shot the animal with a 22 rifle, explained that it came within 200 feet of his house, which is on Old Mili tary rd., six miles from Medford. The man, who has. lived in the area more than 30 years, saidit was the first lynx he has seen there. He has lived in southern Oregon since 1911 Meier said that he is having the hide tanned. Some Demos Think Hatfield May Run Against Neuberger Br A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington - (Special) - A number of highly placed Ore gon Democrats think Gov. Mark Hatfield may run for the Senate next year a g a inst Sen. Richard L. Neuberger. N e uberger, himsrlf, is wondering privately a. Robe smith w n etner tms this isn't 'a strong possibility. ' In Portland where Demo crats from all over the state had gathered last week end to pay homage to Dave Epps and listen to Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) several top Demccrats expressed the theory to this reporter that Hatfield is going to make a bid for he Senate next year. The evidence, they conced ed, is purely circumstantial, but nonetheless somewhat persuasive. The theory goes like this: Hatfield is young, attrac tive, fairly unblemished as yet in the state's highest of fice. The longer he remains in office the more people he may make sore. He is the most likely Republiacn to try to regain one of Oregon's two Senate seats for the Repub licans. While many detached obser vers hrve thought it a natural grudge fight for Hatfijld to take on Sen. Wayne Morse in 1962, this would involve a substantial risk. For if Hat field lost to Morse, he would be out of office because his first term as governor would have expired that year. His career would be hurt badly, if not fatally. Running against Neuberger would offer Hatfield what the politicians call a "free Improvement Group Plans Fund Party The Union Street Park Im provement Group will spon sor a fund-raising party at the new Union Street park Thurs day, Aug. 13, from 6:30 to 9 ppjn. The party is being planned' to raise funds o complete the neighborhood p 1 a y g r ound area. Most of the work done at the park has been through voluntary help from the neighborhood. Included in "the evening's events are a hot dog feed, for which a small fee will be charger; games and prizes; and entertainment by Caesar Muzzioli and Colleen Hope students. A special event for the fund raising will be a cakewalk. Some oak for the walk have been donated by the Groceteria'. Prizes and food have been donated by local merchants. The Medford parks and recre ation department is cooperat ing with the games. The new park is located in the Washington school area between Hamilton and Plum sts. at the end of Union st. SERVES DEPOSITORS AT OUR BANK We now offer the most efficient, most up-to-date process for posting checks. Look to us for modern bank methods and equip ment in the interest of the best possible bank ing service for you. J The only thing "old-fashioned" about our bank is the friendly, helpful personal attention each depositor receives and we will always strive to keep it that way. . Your funds are insured here up to $10,000 by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Your sav ings earn interest at 3 semi-annually. ride." He could remain in the governor's seat midway through his first term and, should he. lose to Neuberger, go on as governor for another two years and have ample op portunity to recover his politi cal fortunes to run either against Morse or for reelec tion. When Hatfield was in Wash ington in the spring he told me he thought Neuberger would draw only nominal op position from the Republi cans, becai.se he was too strong politically to be de feated. ) But since then, one big fac tor has changed. Morse has made it plain to Oregonians that he does not favor Neu berger's re-election. Whether he will actually campaign against Neuberger is, still up in the air, depending on who files against Neuberger. : But Democrats, realizing that the party in Oregon is now more sharply split down through- the ranks than ever, think Morse could hurt Neu berger by getting his loyalists to stay away from the polls. . Hatf'eld,' then, might de feat Neuberger by taking ad vantage of this situation. As suming" he "won most of the Republican vote and that Neu berger got only part of the Democratic vote, while some Democr .ts stayed home, Hat field could win. Some Democrats think that even Rudie Willi elm might lick Neuberger because of these same circumstances. Blasting Neuberger The oiJy clue they have that Hatfield might be look ing in this direction is that the Republican State Chair man Peter Gunnar of Salem, is now touring the state blast ing Neuberger. They point out that Gunnar was Hat field's choice for this job. No one gives Hatfield much chance to capture the Repub lican vice presidential nomi nation next year, even if Gov. Nelson Rockefeller is nomi nated for president and looks westward 'or e running mate. Most observers think he would have to please the more conservative GOP wing, probably with someone from the midwest, but that liberal Hatfield along with liberal Rockefeller-two men who got elected last fall partly by not mentioning the name of their party-would be too much for the old Taf t crowd at the con vention. But all this national pub licity is not - hurting Hat field's fortunes. It might even afford the kind of momentary crest that would make a shot at Neuberger's seat seem more worth trying than other wise. , Neuberger is not unprepar ed for Hatfield. He ras let it be known that he has safely stowed away taped recordings of H tfield's Section cam- pagin radio appeals made in last fall's gubernatorial con test. He has indicated to his friends that he will bring then out "n t slam bang cm- MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Sunday, Aug. 9. 1959 paigin of matching up Hat field's promises with his per formance in office. We Have mm . to 1 1005 East Main Street DON STATHOS . Insurer PHONE SP 3-6658 OPEN MONDAY NIGHT TILL 9 P.M. - 9 0 n . . sSr ui I r 11 1 I r 1 I rv 1 I r What a range of . . . Pi hxeM, REMNANT (L0SE-0UTS! 19 Pieces of ROLL ENDS - Sizes T v mi Fa Now, whatever your budget, you too can afford to carpet your home at these tremendously LOW prices Come in and visit our carpet department choose the carpet you want and let us give you an estimate. 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